From Our Corner
Clippings for the week of June 3, 2011
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News For decades, the King County Library System (KCLS), Issaquah, WA, has earned a reputation as a model for libraries throughout the nation and the world. The surprise is that it has not won the Gale/Library Journal Library of the… Read more
Representative Troy Kelley visits Western State Hospital Library
[caption id="attachment_5186" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Representative Troy Kelley"] Image [/caption] Representative Troy Kelley accepted an invitation to visit the Western State Hospital Library on June 7. Despite the grueling… Read more
WSL Updates for June 9, 2011
Volume 7, June 9, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LCW NEEDS SPECIAL LIBRARIES REPRESENTATIVE 2) HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET 3) FREE LEGAL RESEARCH WEBINAR 4) FREE WESTPAS TRAINING IN EVERETT 5) RURAL AND SMALL LIBRARIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LCW NEEDS SPECIAL LIBRARIES REPRESENTATIVE Applications are… Read more
Head to the San Juans with "The Search"
Image The Search. By Nora Roberts. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2010. 488 p. Recommendation by: Carolyn Petersen, CLRS Project Manager, Tumwater, WA. Best selling author Nora Roberts moves to the San Juan Islands for another reliable… Read moreNo. 1: WA 'rocks' in engaging young voters
Image Washington state is best in the nation when it comes to engaging our Millennial Generation of voters, according to a new national survey. "Rock the Vote," a 20-year-old organization dedicated to educating, registering and… Read more
Congratulations: King County Library selected as LJ Library of the Year
Image Kudos go to the King County Library system staff for being selected by Gale/Library Journal as 2011 Library of Year. The Journal cites several benchmarks for the award:
- Circulation of 22.4 million items-more than any other library in the U.S,… Read more
Looking back: Seattle’s Great Fire
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Photo courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives.
It was on this date in 1889 that Seattle’s Great Fire occurred… Read moreCharities and nonprofits, check this out!
Image If you help run a charity or nonprofit, or if you’re serving on a charity or nonprofit board (or at least thinking about it), there is an upcoming event in Everett especially for you. Our office’s Corporations and… Read more
Clippings for the week of May 27, 2011
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The Pierce County Library System will sponsor a teen library card art contest. The contest is an opportunity for teen artists to have their art featured on a card that will be used throughout the county. The free contest runs… Read more
Lincoln’s impact on Washington Territory
Image He never stepped foot here, but Abraham Lincoln had a strong influence on Washington Territory when he was U.S. President, according to state Supreme Court… Read more
Moontrap: second installment in the "Oregon Trilogy"
Image Moontrap. By Don Berry. Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University Press, 2004 (Copyright 1962, by Don Berry and first published by Viking Press) Recommendation submitted by: Will… Read more
WSL Updates for June 2, 2011
Volume 7, June 2, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) STATEWIDE DATABASE LICENSING – INFORMATION REQUESTED 2) FREE LEGAL RESEARCH WEBINAR 3) CONNECT THE DOTS – AN EARLY LEARNING EXCHANGE 4) WANTED – INTERNAL LEADS EDITOR 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – METRICS AND ANALYTICS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) STATEWIDE DATABASE LICENSING – INFORMATION… Read more
New look for Digital Archives website
Image Once in awhile, everyone or everything needs a new look. Even our state’s award-winning Digital Archives. Located in Cheney, the Digital Archives facility has unveiled its new website design. Check out the revamped website… Read more
Happy 100th, Pend Oreille County!
Image Washington’s youngest county is celebrating its 100th birthday. Secretary Reed is shown above with Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman (left) and Pend Oreille County Auditor Marianne Nichols (… Read more
From Your Corner: Manson’s name
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Photo courtesy of Kim Ustanik
This small village of roughly 3,000 in north-central Washington is located along the north shore of beautiful Lake Chelan, with acres and acres of apple and cherry orchards and vineyards surrounding it. Manson… Read moreClippings for the week of May 20, 2011
Library News As budget troubles again threaten Spokane’s smaller library branches, the Spokane Library Board of Trustees has a new member with a finance background. The Spokane City Council voted unanimously to appoint Cindy Weiser, finance director of the Spokane Housing Authority, to the board. (Spokesman Review [Spokane], 4.13.11) http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/apr/13/library-board-… Read moreFrom Your Corner: Kalaloch
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Photo by Patrick McDonald
Enjoy this view of the Pacific off Highway 101 near Queets on the Olympic Peninsula.WA lawmakers button down hard-times session
Image Washington lawmakers are heading back to their home districts after completing a brutal recession-era 135-day session. Budget cutbacks, including salaries of state employees and teachers and budgets of virtually every… Read more
Learning about Lincoln’s link to Washington
Image With this year marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s start, there has been plenty of attention given to the era of the “war between the states.” We all know about President Lincoln’s pivotal role in trying to reunite the nation during the war. But… Read more
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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